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part played:
- daughter of Shylock whom dislikes Shylock and runs away from home with Lorenzo
physical description:
- attractive, as described by Lorenzo
character traits:
- against her faith (judaism)
- blindly loving which causes a lack of loyalty to her father
- immoral due to her robbery of her father
connections:
- runs away with Lorenzo, to whom she is madly in love with
- her father is Shylock
- friends with Lancelet

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part played:
-elderly father of Lancelet
physical description:
-old and blind
character traits:
-honest
- very poor
- unaware of his surroundings (figuratively and literally)
connections
- father of Lancelet
- talks highly about his son to Bassanio to get him a job

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part played:
- servant of Shylock whom leaves and joins Bassanio
character traits:
- defiant towards Shylock
- comical, often described as a clown
connections:
- the son of old Gobbo
- was at once the servant of Shylock
- becomes the servant of Bassanio
- friends with Jessica (Shylock's daughter)
- messenger for Jessica and Lancelet

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part played:
- a suitor trying for Portia's hand in marriage
physical description:
- dark-skinned
character traits:
- not ashamed of the color of his skin
- boastful and proud of his accomplishments
connected events:
- goes to Portia's estate in Belmont to win her love and complete her father's challenge for her hand in marriage
- picks the gold chest and fails the challenge

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- Jewish merchant/moneylender
- enemy of Antonio
character traits:
- hateful/vengeful towards Antonio (and most Christians)
- religiously motivated & proud of his Jewish heritage
- deceiving/manipulative
connected events:
- makes a deal with Antonio (a pound of his flesh if the money he lends him is not paid back on time)
- losses his servant, Lancelet, to Bassanio
- his daughter, Jessica runs away from home with Lorenzo and takes his fortune with her

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- lady in waiting and friend of Portia's
character traits:
- loyal to Portia and supportive of her every decision
- kindhearted and caring
connected events:
- supports Portia in her search for the right man and reassures her that the right one will succeed at the challenge

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- daughter of a wealthy man (deceased)
- heiress of estate in Belmont
- sought out by many suitors
physical description:
- beautiful
- fair skin & blonde hair
character traits:
- true to her values and her father's wishes
- confident in knowing what she wants
- compassionate and caring towards others
connected events:
- sought after by suitors who must take on a challenge to win her hand in marriage, most of whom she dislikes
- meets with the Prince of Morocco who tries the challenge for her hand and fails
- meets with the Prince of Arragon who also tries the challenge and fails

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- one of the primary companions to Antonio and Bassanio, travels to Belmont with Bassanio
character traits:
- incredibly talkative
- he is a drunk
- cares much for his friends
connections:
- companion of Antonio, Bassanio, Lorenzo, Solanio, and Salarino
- interested in Nerissa

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- main friend of Antonio and Bassanio whom also draws Jessica to leave her father and alope
character traits:
- values personality more than riches and beauty
- blindly loving
- intensely determined to be with Jessica
connections:
- runs away with Jessica
- discontent with Shylock
- companion of Antonio, Bassanio, Gratiano, Solanio, and Salarino

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- irresponsible man who has gotten himself into trouble (debt)
- very good friend of Antonio & suitor of Portia
physical description:
- young
- Venetian
character traits:
- irresponsible with money and investments
- means well... cares for others & wants to fix his mistakes
- risky & impulsive in his actions
connected events:
- tells Antonio of his plan to win Portia and clear his debt; asking him for help
- asks Shylock to lend him money in Antonio's name
- hires Lancelet as a worker, taking him from Shylock
- parts ways with Antonio and goes to win Portia's hand in marriage

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- background friends of Antonio and Bassanio that are used to explain portions of the story that the author does not directly write about
character traits:
- full of advice, seen with Antonio at the beginning
- helpful towards their friends
connections:
- companions with Antonio, Bassanio, Lorenzo, and Gratiano

# data[].attributes.body
part played:
- wealthy Christian merchant
character traits:
- depressed but does not seem to know why
- responsible & smart with his money and investments
- a loyal friend to those he cares about
connected events:
- discusses his sadness and possible reasons for it with his friends
- Bassanio asks him for help in gaining Portia's love
- makes a deal with Shylock in order to borrow money from him (for Bassanio)
- says goodbye to Bassanio as he leaves in pursuit of Portia